muffle
11muffle — muffle1 /muf euhl/, v., muffled, muffling, n. v.t. 1. to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums. 2. to deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means. 3. to wrap or envelop in a cloak, shawl, coat, etc., esp. to keep warm or… …
12muffle — UK [ˈmʌf(ə)l] / US verb [transitive] Word forms muffle : present tense I/you/we/they muffle he/she/it muffles present participle muffling past tense muffled past participle muffled 1) to make a sound quieter and less easy to hear The trees muffle …
13Muffle — A muffle furnace is (usually) a front loading box type oven or kiln for high temperature applications such as fusing glass, creating enamel coatings and ceramics. They are also used in many research facilities, for example by chemists in order to …
14muffle — I muf•fle [[t]ˈmʌf əl[/t]] v. fled, fling n. 1) to wrap with something to deaden or prevent sound: to muffle drums[/ex] 2) to deaden (sound) by wrappings or other means 3) to wrap or envelop in a shawl, coat, etc., esp. to keep warm or protect… …
15muffle — transitive verb (muffled; muffling) Etymology: Middle English muflen Date: 15th century 1. to wrap up so as to conceal or protect ; envelop 2. obsolete blindfold 3. a. to wrap or pad with something to dull the sound …
16muffle — verb Muffle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cry, ↑laughter, ↑scream, ↑sob …
17muffle — Synonyms and related words: acoustic tile, antiknock, antlia, apply to, baffle, baffler, beak, beezer, bill, black out, blanket, block, bugle, bundle up, canopy, censor, choke, choke off, cloak, clothe, cloud, conceal, conk, cope, cover, cover up …
18muffle — muf|fle [ˈmʌfəl] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from Old French moufle glove , from Medieval Latin moffula; MUFF1] 1.) to make a sound less loud and clear, especially by covering something ▪ The falling snow muffled the sound of our… …
19muffle — muf|fle [ mʌfl ] verb transitive 1. ) to make a sound quieter and less easy to hear: The trees muffle the sound of the traffic. 2. ) to wrap someone or something in thick clothing, cloth, etc. so that they are warm: They were both muffled in… …
20muffle — [[t]mʌ̱f(ə)l[/t]] muffles, muffling, muffled VERB If something muffles a sound, it makes it quieter and more difficult to hear. [V n] Blake held his handkerchief over the mouthpiece to muffle his voice... [V ed] She heard a muffled cough behind… …
